Immediately after his one-catch performance in the NFC Championship game a year ago, an exasperated Michael Crabtree said he hadn't been given enough opportunities in the narrow loss.

"You've got to give people chances to make plays," Crabtree said in a somber Candlestick Park locker room that night. "You've got to make plays ... Half the time, you ain't going to be open. That's why they call them playmakers. You give them chances. I can't say anything else."

Crabtree hasn't forgotten those words, and he's not backing away from them, either. But the wide receiver has said in recent weeks that he shares responsibility for the loss to the Giants a year ago, and that the failure is very much in the front of his mind as the 49ers return to the playoffs on Saturday.

"With how bad I did last year, in my opinion, I feel like I didn't do what I was supposed to do," he said after the regular-season finale. "I feel like I get another chance. We're back again and ready to win."

I hope Crabs goes HAM on the Packer defense. He was right though, you gotta give your playmakers a chance._________________
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